Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Term and Preterm Newborns Admitted to the NICU at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Key Points

• This study aims to examine the clinical profiles and outcomes of term and preterm newborns in the NICU.
• Data collected from a tertiary care hospital's NICU
• Comparison of clinical profiles between term and preterm newborns
• Assessment of hospital outcomes for both groups
• Preterm newborns exhibited higher rates of respiratory distress and infection compared to term newborns.
• Term newborns had better clinical outcomes and shorter NICU stays overall.
• Significant differences in hospitalization duration were observed between the two groups (p<0.05).